Saragh Fraser comes in second in high school race

News Release
LoW School

Hial Pike Invitational Cross Country Meet
Thursday, October 12, 2006 @ Falls Country Club, International Falls

Junior High Girls (3200 meters)
Saragh Fraser, 2nd, 14:11 (-17 second PR)
29 Total Runners
No Team Score

Junior High Boys (3200 meters)
Ryan Cooper, 41st, 16:43
56 Total Runners
No Team Score

Varsity/JV Girls (4000 meters)
Madie Heinrich, 5th, 16:41
Jennie Buegler, 20th, 18:08
Jennifer Blodgett, 43rd, 19:32 (Tied PR)
Jamie Mollberg, 44th, 19:33
Katie Laugtug, 45th, 19:41
Carrie Fish, 50th, 20:39 (-12 second PR)
Karlie Eaton, 60th, 23:05
Becca Ney, 21st JV, 23:08
62 Varsity/26 JV Runners

Varsity Girls Team Score
Grand Rapids, 21
Hibbing, 73
International Falls, 95
Roseau, 129
LWRR, 151
Eveleth-Gilbert, 163
Chisholm, 175
Warroad, 176
MIB-Virginia, 208

Varsity Boys (5000 meters)
Dylan Davis, 17th, 19:38
Vincent Scott, 25th, 19:55
Timo Brielmann, 58th, 22:08
Taylor Poole, 60th, 22:12
Kevin Gubbels, 63rd, 23:23
Jason Kratzke, 64th, 23:33
Brandon Knutson, 67th, 24:40
Fred Schulte, 18th JV, 25:36
67 Varsity/22 JV Runners

Varsity Boys Team Score
Eveleth-Gilbert, 71
Grand Rapids, 79
Warroad, 80
Hibbing, 105
International Falls, 123
MIB-Virginia, 158
Chisholm, 168
Roseau, 182
Mesabi East, 191
LWRR, 215

Coach Sariina Kalli’s Comments
We had crunchy, hard snow on the ground, and cold and windy conditions for a section meet a few years ago, but nothing like the 33 degrees and blowing snow we had in I’Falls Oct. 12. The weather certainly took its toll on our runners.
Despite the weather, or maybe because of it, the girls pulled out some strong performances on Thursday. Senior Jennifer Blodgett tied her personal record, PR, set in Bemidji earlier this year; while junior Carrie Fish cut 12 seconds of her PR. Freshman Jennie Buegler ran her fastest meet of this season and came within 9 seconds of her all-time best. Senior Madie Heinrich and sophomore Karlie Eaton each ran their second-fastest time of this year. The team placed fifth of nine mostly-Class AA schools.
Rainy River seventh grader Saragh Fraser dropped her two-mile time by 17 seconds, placing 2nd in the girls junior high race.
By the time the boys varsity/JV race started, snow was blowing sideways across the course so the times were understandably slower. While seniors Dylan Davis and Vincent Scott came within seconds of what they ran in Duluth last week, all other boys were well off times and places in this meet. The team placed 10th in a ten-team field.
It’s unrealistic to compare this race to any other race we had this year ˆ or in the last few years. I think the runners were prepared for the cold temperatures, but the cold wind and biting, blowing snow caught everyone by surprise ˆ especially in mid-October. Let‚s hope it‚s simply a cold snap, and not a preview of the rest of the season.